Note: For two or more authors use “&” between the second name. For up to 20 authors, list the names of all authors. If more than 20 authors, list the first 19 authors’ names, then “…” and last author’s name.
Reference list entry:
Author, Initials. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle. Publisher. DOI or URL
Examples:
E-book with DOI |
Schiraldi, G. R. (2001). The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to healing, recovery, and growth. Routlege. https://doi.org/10.1036/0071393722 Young, S. & Smith, J. (2017). Helping children with ADHD: A CBT guide for practitioners, parents and teachers. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118903155 |
E-book without DOI |
Lecomte-Tilouine, M. (2017). Nature, culture and religion at the crossroads of Asia. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/
Austen, J. (1853). Pride and prejudice: A novel. Google Books. http://books.google.co.nz/books?printsec=frontcover&dq=austen#v=onepage&q=&f=false
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E-book (Kindle) |
Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The story of success. Back Bay Books. Amazon. http://www.amazon.com Note: For e-books, the format, platform, or device (e.g. Kindle) is no longer included in the reference. Publisher is included. Website name is included (unless it's same as the author). |
Audiobook | Cain, S. (201). Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking (K. Mazur, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Random House Audio. http://xxxxx |
Edited book with a DOI |
Schmid, H.-J. (Ed.). (2017). Entrenchment and the psychology of language learning: How we recognize and adapt linguistic knowledge. American Psychological Association; De Gruyter Mouton. http://xxxxx Note: In case with multiple publishers, separate them with a semicolon. |
Chapter from an edited book |
Reference list entry: Author, A. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In E. Editor (Ed.) Title of book (ed., Vol., pp. xx). https://doi.xxxxx Author, A. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In E. Editor (Ed.) Title of book (ed., Vol., pp. xx). https://xxxxx Note:
Chapter from an edited book with DOI Helmig, B., & Thaler, J. (2010). Nonprofit marketing. In R. Taylor (Ed.), Third sector research (2nd ed., pp.151–169). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5707-8_12 Chapter from an edited book without DOI Anderson, E. (2005). Dewey's moral philosophy. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Fall, 2008 ed.). Stanford. |
Dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia |
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved June 14, 2019, from https://dictionary.apa.org/ Merriam-Webster. (n.d.) Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved May 5, 2019, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/ Zalta, E. N. (Ed.). (2019). The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Summer 2019 ed.). Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2019 Note: When a stable or archived version of the work is cited, a retrieval date is not required (last example). When an online reference work is continuously updated and the versions are not archived, use the "n.d." as the year of publication and include a retrieval date (APA and Merriam-Webster examples). Entry in a dictionary with individual author Graham, G. (2019). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Summer 2019 ed.). Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2019 |
Wikipedia entry |
List of oldest companies. (2019, January 13). In Wikipedia. https://xxxxx Note: Cite the archived version of the page so that readers can retrieve the version you used. |
Reference format
Author, Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher.
Examples:
No author |
Collins concise New Zealand dictionary (7th ed.). (2008). Collins. Note: Use the first few words of the title, or the complete title if short. |
One author
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Collier, A. (2008). The world of tourism and travel. Pearson Education. Airey, D. (2010). Logo design love: A guide to creating iconic brand identities. New Riders. |
Author and publisher – same: |
MidCentral District Health Board. (2008). District annual plan 2008/09. Note: If the author and the publisher are the same, omit the publisher. |
Corporate author as publisher |
New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit. (1988). Academic audit reports: Reports of the general academic audits of New Zealand universities.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2016). Census of population and housing: Census dictionary, 2016 (No. 2901.0). Note: Provide the full name of the organization in the reference list (no abbreviations). |
Two authors or more
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2 authors Moran, A., & Toner, J. (2017). A critical introduction to sport psychology (3rd ed.). Routledge. Note: Use ‘&’ between the names. Up to 20 authors Miller, T. C., Brown, M. J., Wilson, G. L., Evans, B. B., Kelly, R. S., Turner, S. T., Lewis, F., Lee, L. H., Cox, G., Harris, H. L., Martin, P., Gonzalez, W. L., Hughes, W., Carter, D., Campbell, C., Baker, A. B., Flores, T., Gray, W. E., Green, G. & Nelson, T. P. (2018). Note: list all of the authors’ names. More than 20 authors Miller, T. C., Brown, M. J., Wilson, G. L., Evans, B. B., Kelly, R. S., Turner, S. T., Lewis, F., Lee, L. H., Cox, G., Harris, H. L., Martin, P., Gonzalez, W. L., Hughes, W., Carter, D., Campbell, C., Baker, A. B., Flores, T., Gray, W. E., Green, G., … Nelson, T. P. (2018). Note: List the first 19 authors’ names, then use three dots (ellipsis), followed by the last author’s name. |
New edition of a book |
Berk, L. E. (2004). Development through the lifespan (3rd ed.). Allyn and Bacon. Note: Add the edition of the book after the book title. |
Book with editors |
Sykes, P., & Potts, A. (Eds.). (2008). Researching education from the inside: Investigations from within. Routledge. Note: Add (Ed.) or (Eds.) after the author/s name/s. |
Translated books |
Marklund, L. (2011). Exposed (N. Smith, Trans.). Random House. Note: Give the name of the translator in brackets after the title, followed by ‘Trans.’ |
Book republished in translation |
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1969). The psychology of the child (H. Weaver, Trans.; 2nd ed.). Basic Books. (Original work published 1966). Note: Note in parentheses at the end of the reference the original date of publication. If the new version has been edited or translated from the original, provide the name/s of the editor/s or translator/s in parentheses after the title. |
Chapter from an edited book |
Reference entry format: Author, A. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (ed., Vol., pp. xx). Publisher. Examples: Easton, B. (2008). Does poverty affect health? In K. Dew & A. Matheson (Eds.), Understanding health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand (pp. 97–106). Otago University Press. Root, J. (2007). Film noir. In P. Cook (Ed.). The cinema book (3rd ed., pp. 305–315). British Film Institute. Note:
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Multivolume work
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One volume Koch, S. (Ed.). (1959). Psychology: A study of science (Vol. 1). McGraw-Hill. Several volumes Koch, S. (Ed.). (1959-1963). Psychology: A study of science (Vols. 1-6). McGraw-Hill. Chapter in a volume of a multivolume work Goldin-Meadow, S. (2015). Gesture and cognitive development. In L. S. Liben & U. Mueller (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology and development science: Vol. 2. Cognitive processes (7th ed., pp. 339-380). John Wiley & Sons. Note: If volume has series editors and volume editors, include volume editors only. |
Multiple works, same author |
Fujishin, R. (2016). Natural bridges: A guide to interpersonal communication. Routledge. Fujishin, R. (2018). The natural speaker (9th ed.). Routledge. Note: Order the publication by year, earliest first. |
Books in another language |
Amano, N., & Kondo, H. (2000). Nohongo no goi tokusei [Lexical characteristics of Japanese language] (Vol. 7). Sansei-do. Note: When the book is in another language, include a translation of the title in square brackets. |
Religious work (print&online) |
King James Bible. (2017). King James Boble Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.ord/ (Original work [Published 1769) The Qur'an (M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Trans.). (2004). Oxford Press University. The Torah: The five books of Moses (3rd ed.). (2015). The Jewish Publication Society. (Original work published 1962) |
Ancient Greek or Roman work |
Plato. (1961). Meno (R. S. Bluck, Trans.). Cambridge University Press. (Original work published ca. 380 B.C.). Aristotle. (1994). Poetics (S. H. Butcher, Trans.). The Internet Classics Archive. https://xxxxx (Original work published ca. 350 B. C. E.) |
Reference book |
VandenBor, G. R. (2007). APA dictionary for psychology. American Psychological Association. |
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